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Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey: Russian-Brokered Talks

Oct 8, 2009 | 15:11 GMT

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Summary

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev will meet with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts, Serzh Sarkisian and Ilham Aliyev, on Oct. 8 before the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Moldova. Medvedev is attempting to broker a deal between Baku and Yerevan on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue to clear the way for Turkey and Armenia to sign a protocol to normalize relations. However, success is far from guaranteed.

Russia is brokering the talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue before the Oct. 10 Turkey-Armenia talks, but success is far from assured....

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